[WRC] Central European Rally 17-20.10.2024

[dimviii]

Numbers:

This year Katsuta 4 crashes in 11 starts = 36% crash rate vs Mikkelsen 1 crash in 4 rallies = 25%

Or in other words:
Katsuta 2 crashes in last 3 rallies, last crash before that 2 rallies ago,
Mikkelsen 1 in last 3, last crash before that a year and 4 rallies ago.

In CER:
Katsuta 0 punctures, Mikkelsen 1
Katsuta 1 off, Mikkelsen 1 spin
Hybrid on/off with penalty is now drivers fault? Tell that to Tanak

Off pace with 3rd spot on first day and 2nd fastest on PS.

W/e just make up random stuff.

Katsuta that you use as a benchmark to compare for Mikkesen,has a wrc seat because of mr Toyoda.

[deephouse]

Numbers:

This year Katsuta 4 crashes in 11 starts = 36% crash rate vs Mikkelsen 1 crash in 4 rallies = 25%

Or in other words:
Katsuta 2 crashes in last 3 rallies, last crash before that 2 rallies ago,
Mikkelsen 1 in last 3, last crash before that a year and 4 rallies ago.

In CER:
Katsuta 0 punctures, Mikkelsen 1
Katsuta 1 off, Mikkelsen 1 spin
Hybrid on/off with penalty is now drivers fault? Tell that to Tanak

Off pace with 3rd spot on first day and 2nd fastest on PS.

W/e just make up random stuff.

So Lappi didn't even drive this year?

[doubled1978]

I think he will end up like Loeb, considering other options but in the end sticking to what he is best at, not at least because he will probably discover that no other form of motorsport can give him the same as rallying.

He doesn't come across as someone who is hunting fame.

Toyota offers him the potential to try anything in motorsport more or less, they have a WEC programme, have a new GT3 car coming, Super Formula, GT500, and now with the sponsorship of HAAS F1, I certainly wouldn’t be shocked if he did an F1 test.
It would be something truly amazing if he went to WEC for instance and became a world champion in that discipline, maybe that’s his goal?
In rally there was nothing between Loeb and Ogier for me, both true greats, but Loeb was definitely better at circuit racing than Ogier. Ogier tried very hard to get a drive in the Toyota WEC team, but it didn’t come to pass.

[meh]

Does anyone know what happened to estonian co-driver Kuldar Sikk during CER? I've seen reports that he was involved in a crash and had bad spinal injuries.

So Tänak's gravel crew crashed on Monday morning. How did he the rest of the rally? Hard to believe that he did not have a gravel-crew.

[EstWRC]

Nice high quality vid https://youtu.be/BcQLv982HH4?si=Bat1xdg22DRNbvIg

[Mirek]

Nice high quality vid https://youtu.be/BcQLv982HH4?si=Bat1xdg22DRNbvIg

Mostly taken on boring places though

[CeskyOndra]

Mostly taken on boring places though

Thats because its extremely difficult to get any great place, marshals everywhere and you can basically stay only behind the tape which is often 10 meters of the road.

[philippebugalski]

Thats because its extremely difficult to get any great place, marshals everywhere and you can basically stay only behind the tape which is often 10 meters of the road.

Exactly, seen a lot of praise for this event but imo totally dissapointed as a spectator for the second year here. 8th WRC event in the past 2 seasons and never seen fewer people on the stages (except for those in fan zones).
Marshalls poorly educated, tapes everywhere 10,20,30,40 meters from the road.
On the PS we found a good spot and got approval from every safety car there is plus Michelle - then came some marshall and made a total chaos with police involved because of our position and they moved us to the fan zone.

The rally it self was good and competitive but for me as a spectator it was nightmare again.

[Morte66]

Thats because its extremely difficult to get any great place, marshals everywhere and you can basically stay only behind the tape which is often 10 meters of the road.

I remember thinking whilst I watched the rally on rally.tv that I couldn't see a lot of spectators. Maybe they were all off-camera.

[Fast Eddie WRC]

The CER is in very 'civilised' countries and safety and organisation are bound to be more stringent. Plus most of the roads used were in wide-open areas so the fans had to be kept well back. We saw several drivers going way off onto the grass and the spectators needed to be out of the way.